#bb2d00

Color #bb2d00

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 17.07 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb2d00

RGB

rgb(187, 45, 0)

HSL

hsl(14.4, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.4, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 100%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(41.91, 54.71, 54.45)

LCH

lch(41.91, 77.19, 44.86)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.1839, 34.68)

HWB

hwb(14.4, 0%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#008ebb

Analogous

#bb0031

#bb2d00

#bb8b00

Triadic

#bb2d00

#00bb2d

#2d00bb

Split-complementary

#bb2d00

#00bb8b

#0031bb

Tetradic

#bb2d00

#8ebb00

#008ebb

#2d00bb

Square

#bb2d00

#31bb00

#008ebb

#8b00bb

Shades

Color #bb2d00 mixed toward black.

#9c2500

#7d1e00

#5e1600

#3e0f00

#1f0700

Tints

Color #bb2d00 mixed toward white.

#f13a00

#ff5b28

#ff845e

#ffad93

#ffd6c9

Tones

Color #bb2d00 mixed toward gray.

#ac3510

#9c3d1f

#8c452f

#7d4d3e

#6d554e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939213 · ΔE 44.9

Deuteranopia

#99a116 · ΔE 49.7

Tritanopia

#b71c1d · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 28.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb2d00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb2d00]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bb2d00 (#bb2d00) is rgb(187, 45, 0) in RGB.

No, #bb2d00 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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